GERMAN STATES. Baden-Durlach. Karl Friedrich. 1738-1811. AR thaler. 27.65 gm. 39 mm. 1766. His armored bust right / Crowned arms, griffin supporters. KM 117. Dav. 1934. Near Very Fine; lightly toned.

Ex Manfred Olding. Osnabrück. (Tag. €175).

An able and well-regarded ruler, Karl Friedrich supported education, culture, and urban development, and outlawed torture and serfdom.